Learn how to do it right with Maximizing Music Xray.

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What music industry pros say...

About Music Xray, and how this book helps you REALLY USE it to the MAX. >>

"I prefer to manage music submission with Music Xray because of the easy accessibility of the site. In doing what I do, I have people sending me music from all over and in a variety of formats, from CD to MP3. With Music Xray I can access my submissions from wherever I am in the world, and I have a clean record of songs I have accepted, as well as communications that I have started."

"Music Xray is a great tool for artists to be heard by the industry and this book lays out how artists and songwriters can put their best foot forward."

Dallas Martin, A&R Atlantic Records

"I have used other platforms/vehicles to get Lions Named Leo's name 'out there' and further our musical goals, however, they all really fall short of Music Xray. As a musician and just as a regular guy, I love Mr. Dolph's honest and understandable approach to this book. He explains the process very well and backs it up with realities. Artists, make sure you have good, well recorded material and CHOOSE YOUR OPPORTUNITIES WISELY! I love the book and love Music Xray!"

Rob Saranpa, of the band Lions Named Leo

"Music Xray provides a unique avenue for artists to get music heard by execs and people that can help their careers. As a Multi-Platinum A&R Exec /Producer/Writer, when I listen to the submissions and find qualities I believe I can work with, it's magic! I found two such artists and was able to develop them, shop them, and get them major label record and publishing deals, film and TV placements, tours, managers, agents etc. ...Music Xray allows it to happen and this book will help you chart your course."

"Music Xray is an incredible A&R tool that gives unsigned artists a chance to be heard. The direct connection to gate keepers and decision maker's are what set this platform apart from the rest. 'Maximizing Music Xray' breaks down the proven methods to not only advance on Music Xray, but also in the music business. A must-read for any unsigned act looking for a chance to take their career up a notch."

Eric McLellan, Director of A&R Sire Records - Warner Music Group

"Music Xray it's a great tool for any artist. As an A&R rep it enables me to interact with artists from around the world I normally wouldn't have the chance to be in contact with. It provides artists with the opportunity to receive direct feedback that is usually reserved for artists we are in negotiations with. This book gives artists a real look at how the industry evaluates new songs and talent."

Fred Hanba, A&R, Tommy Boy Entertainment.

"Music Xray provides a state-of-the-art pipeline directly to the taste makers, music executives, and the engineering end of the music industry. With Music Xray, my team and I are able to constantly find high quality artists who are ready to take the next steps to advance their careers and this book is a great resource to help artists have a better shot at success."

"I've always found Music Xray to be an exceptionally effective tool to help me identify new talent for our show. Its technology, user base, and industry adoption brings me a wide variety of talented songwriters. It's global reach helps me introduce many international artists that I could not have discovered otherwise. I highly recommend Music Xray to both Music Industry Professionals and songwriters alike. This book puts a writer's best foot forward in an industry where getting the right kind of attention from the decision makers via any other method is far more costly than doing it with Music Xray. Even the ways that feel 'free', cost artists far more in terms of time and effort."

Watch. Music Pro's tell you why they use Music Xray. (...And these guys compete with each other to get the best new stuff off the top of the stack!)

Norman Dolph What I learned from STUDYING and USING Music Xray.

This is not a book about how to write a song. It's about how to USE Music Xray ("MXR"). It shows Writers and Artists how to improve their odds of a sale on MXR.

First: Your song must not suck. If it does, you waste your money. MXR can't finesse a lame effort onto the market. Refine. Rewrite. Fix. Or scrap it and write a better one.

Strange as it seems - MXR profits most when you DON'T submit weak songs. Why? If you carpet bomb, it's unlikely you'll place your song. You get discouraged, blame the conduit, and quit. MXR loses a customer. Better you fire a FEW, well aimed, well timed, well polished bullets. "Maximizing Music Xray" shows you how.

Luckily, there are plenty of coaches - Some songs need only a polish, others an overhaul, and yet others, a gentle suggestion that the effort is better spent elsewhere.

MXR is not perfect, but it's stable and evolving all the time. Ideally it should become "the AirBnB of the music business". Buyer and seller meet ... when requirements match desires, ... the deal is done.

"Maximizing Music Xray" brings you quickly up to speed! Amazon has it NOW.

FAQ New to Music Xray? Here are answers to some Frequently Asked Questions. >>

Music Xray is a platform where artists can submit their music directly to
Industry Professionals. When you submit to an opportunity, your track goes
directly to the decision makers: no middle-men, no pre-screeners, just a direct
link between artist and Industry Professional. Interested in creating an account?
Continue reading below for instructions:

1. Transparency. You will see real opportunities, posted by real
users-of-music, (Music Indurstry Professionals 'MIPS') who want songs and
artists for specific requirements. You will know who and what the deal is before
you submit.

2. The MIP has 45 days to listen, evaluate the fit of your song to his
requirements, and get back to you.

If the MIP finds what he is looking for early on in the listing window, he
can close out the opportunity. If this happens or for any other reason, if you
don't get your hearing and response in 45 days, ALL YOUR FEES FOR SUBMITTING THE
SONG ARE RETURNED.

Your SONG must make the sale, but the Submission fee buys you the
"EARS".

No. Never. With Music Xray - you are not a MEMBER of anything... There is no
periodic charge of any kind.

You are investing in your SONG.

Buyers/Users of music post opportunities, you pay a modest fee to submit to
them. Also, your song, its lyrics and its performance is added to a large
SEARCHABLE DATABASE used by Music Industry Professionals in a hurry for
something specific. The fee is not $ZERO but it is MODEST and arguably the
cheapest, most direct way if getting it heard, short of trapping the buyer in an
elevator and playing your song on a boombox.

For more about the reasoning behind Music Xray's fee structure Click Here.